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By Mohammad Imran
ISLAMABAD: The annual budget for President’s House has been increased by 9.85 percent with Rs 290.224 million allocated for 2006-07 as compared to Rs 261.615 million in 2005-06 budget, which was later revised to Rs 265.415 million.

<b>The president also spent Rs 4 million on grants in 2005-06 against the approved limit of Rs 1 million from his discretionary quota</b>. The main expenditures mentioned in the details of allocations are: Rs 49.06 million for staff and household, Rs 15.7 million for miscellaneous expenses, Rs 16 million for wages of household servants, Rs 7.41 million for maintenance of gardens, Rs 17.24 million for state conveyance and Rs 7.37 million for the establishment of a dispensary.

The president has been allocated Rs 70 million for grants and subsidies and Rs 3.190 million for tour expenses. Another Rs 32.1 million has been allocated for the National Security Council as compared to Rs 29.781 million in the 2005-06 budget.
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